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So, if we eliminate the individual vendor sticker part will that help?
That wasn’t a part of the original plan but some vendors wanted that is why it was added.
Yeah I don't know how I feel about individual vendors. It's a lot of responsibility to add to people who may be traveling long distances and want to focus on their business. If people on R2R are already interpreting it as the only people without the badge are those who are unsafe, I'm sure it will be seen that way by at least some people at the show. People who have priors, for whatever reason, will definitely not get the badge. It's not hard to imagine (I don't, but I see how others could) see that as self-selecting out for applying for the badge. I like the idea of this being external to vendors, if it's going to be done. Let vendors know who to contact if a kid is lost, but don't require them to be the ones who solve the issue. They're likely not going to be the best equipped for that anyways.
My son got lost in a store at the mall, and by lost, I mean he hid. They immediately locked down the entire mall and the police came running. Luckily he realized it was serious and popped out, but it was good to know that had there been an issue, someone beyond the store could take control of the situation from a wider view. The store knew who to call, and the rest was taken over. Which was good because the store employees were about as scared as I was that we couldn't find the kiddo.